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An artistic depiction of a coherent, laser-like X-ray pulse with the largest color spread generated to date

NSF congratulates laureates of the 2023 Nobel Prize in physics

The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier on their 2023 Nobel Prize in physics. Their…
October 3, 2023
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Supercomputers are unleashing a new era in biophysics discovery.

Exascale revolution: Supercomputers unleash a new era in biophysics discovery

In a paper in Biophysical Journal, biophysicist Rafael Bernardi of Auburn University and his colleagues shed light on the capabilities of the next…
October 3, 2023
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Engineers have developed a method for robots to perform contact-rich tasks with simpler computation.

AI helps robots manipulate objects with their whole bodies

Imagine you want to carry a large, heavy box up a flight of stairs. You might spread your fingers and lift the box with both hands, then hold it on…
October 3, 2023
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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week, U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan keyed in on advancing high-impact global collaboration by fostering…
September 29, 2023
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NSF invests $19.6M in emerging research institutions to grow their capacity to participate in regional innovation ecosystems and announces next funding opportunity

The U.S. National Science Foundation announced the first-ever Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) investment of $19.6…
September 28, 2023
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NSF's South Pole Telescope, at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, a key to discovering the relaxed galaxy cluster.

Unexpectedly calm and remote galaxy cluster discovered

Astronomers have discovered the most distant "relaxed" galaxy cluster to date — the farthest cluster ever spotted that is not being disrupted by…
September 28, 2023
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Engineers have developed a new way to create arrays that could be used in TVs or virtual reality devices.

Arrays of quantum rods could enhance TVs or virtual reality devices

Flat-screen TVs that incorporate quantum dots are now commercially available, but it has been more difficult to create arrays of their elongated…
September 28, 2023
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NSF partners with the Institute for Progress to test new mechanisms for funding research and innovation

The U.S. National Science Foundation and the Institute for Progress (IFP), with its Metascience Working Group, today announced an agreement to design…
September 28, 2023
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NSF invests $35M in future manufacturing

Manufacturing is a linchpin of the U.S. economy, bolstering national security, economic growth, and American employment. Through the Future…
September 28, 2023
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A single large meat-eating dinosaur track, likely from a tyrannosaur, at the study site.

Scientists explore dinosaur 'coliseum' in Denali National Park

Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have discovered and documented the largest known single dinosaur track in Alaska. The site, located…
September 27, 2023
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